The fine arts faculty here at Green River College chose Jamie Parker, 34, to be the April artist spotlight. Parker was born and raised in Kennewick, Wash. and has been attending GRC since last spring. She is a stay-at-home mom with two sons ages 6 and 9. Currently she is earning her Associates in Fine Arts and is hoping to transfer to a four-year university to earn her Bachelors in Fine Arts. As far as outside hobbies go, art is her real hobby and besides that Parker and her husband are season ticket holders for University of Washington football. They…
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Jan. 28 is the day when the New Year starts for the people of China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and some other Asian countries. This is due to the calendar that Asian countries use. In western countries, people celebrate new year by solar calendar, but for some Asian countries, they celebrate it by lunar calendar dates. On Friday, Jan. 27, a lunar new year celebration will be held in the Student Union from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The college will provide a photo booth, and DJ for the dance party of the celebration. Food will be provided as well. Clubs will be…
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Feb. 1, 2017 marked the first birthday of the Mel Lindbloom Student Union building. The Green River College celebrated its very own Student Union building’s first birthday, hosted by the Student Life Office. The event had free admission, as long as students brought their ID cards. There were bright rainbow balloons at the front entrance of the building, and happy students all around. The Student Life Office provided free cake, goodie bags and other freebies for the students. Seattle Balloon Decoration vendors made plenty of balloon creations for the students. Julez Lockridge, a GRC student, was very intrigued by the balloons and…
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The result of the 2016 election has created turmoil on the usually peaceful Green River (GR) campus. In order to restore some peace and hope, interim President, Scott Morgan, sent out an email on November 18. The email promised that the college will always “stand by its core values and principles” and think for the betterment of the students. Within very short notice, the college staff, faculty, and students conducted an event on November 22 for the people of the GR community to come together and voice their concerns. The event was held in three different parts. From 10 a.m.…
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The Fine Arts Faculty has elected Ao Hu, a 20 year old photography major, as the Artist Spotlight for the month of October. Ao Hu was raised in China and moved to Washington in the fall of 2013 to attend Green River College. He lives on campus in the Campus Corner Apartments and is hoping to transfer to another university to continue his education at schools like the School of Visual Arts in New York, or the California College of The Arts. Aside from photography he spends his free time playing computer games or studying. Hu has been interested in photography for about a year…
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Green River College (GRC), along with the help of the ASGRC and the Veterans Club, recently opened its time capsule in celebration of 50 years. The free event took place on Thursday, May 26 right outside the Mel Lindbloom Student Union. The even also featured the raising of the original Green River flagpole. “The event went very well,” Ridwan Ibrahim, the ASGRC president, said in an email. “A lot of people participated and came.” Ridwan was also the one that took charge of the project, Lavina Tang, the ASGRC vice-president, said in an email. The idea for a time capsule,…
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A strike could be imminent as the faculty bet on their last horse in the race. Who will come out on top? No one. At this point, no one is going to be coming out without scars, having sacrificed something important. If the administration allows this strike to occur without talking with the union or the faculty this could further send Green River into financial straits. Right now we have a $4 million debt due to poor spending and even worse planning. A strike means students will not be able to finish their classes and some will not be able…
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Tense air permeated the halls of the faculty offices with picket signs resting against the open doors. They read “Tell the College…To Value US, To Listen To US, To Work With US. We want to make GRC better.” Last Wednesday, May 11, President Ely confirmed the fear of many students and faculty alike – programs will be cut. The decision to do so has left many in question whether or not their programs will be existent next year, but more presently, whether a strike will be taking place in response. A button reading “I don’t want to strike but I…
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The new Trades Technologies building is still experiencing major growing pains even nine months after the doors have opened. More specifically, the welding center is a brand-new building that covers 13,650 square feet, and it cost the college an estimated $6.5 million. The facility comes with many state-of-the-art features, but there are still many obstacles to overcome. Here are just a few examples of some of the problems that the Trades Technologies building is currently facing or has already faced in the short nine months since its opening. Although hands-on classes were set to start at the beginning of September, the building…